Aviation Forum / General / Learning / May 2006

Do you ever change lyrics of some popular songs to make them more
'pertinent' to aviation/flying?  I do... :)   Like the Christopher Cross
song called "Sailing" (which in reality has much darker origins I learned
when he was interviewed about what the song was about - it isn't ...

I am curious to know if I would be able to fly as a Sport Pilot
in a Light Sport Aircraft, appropriately equipped with Mode C
and Comms, in the DC-Balt ADIZ if I get an endorsement?
Since my base airport is technically within the ADIZ (but

   I'm working on an article for a regional magazine in California. The
spin of the article is to encourage folks to go down to their local airport
and sign up for that first lesson to get them started on either a sport or
private pilot certificate.

Ok, I'm "cornfused,"
The ongoing discussion over at r.a.i about circle to land procedures prompts
me to ask a question over here in the relative sanity of r.a.s. ...
As vague as the FARs can sometimes be when it comes to VFR flight, in the

WOW !. Bob Hoover's Stopped Engine Aerobatics:
http://www.jumpingpixels.com/aerobatics.html
Bob Hoover is considered one of the founding fathers of modern
aerobatics, he was described by Jimmy Doolittle as, "...the greatest

I am a PPL but I haven't flown in 12 years. I assume I need a 2 hour
flight review, correct? One hour ground instruction and one hour in
the air? I'll probably need more than that since it's been so long
since I flew.

My VFR sectional just expired.  When I buy the next edition, how do I
know that I'm not replacing it with an identical copy?  Are there any
reports online summarizing or detailing what has changed on a
particular sectional?  This information would be interesting even to

The rule of thumb goes, "carb heat comes on when the engine RPMs are outside
of the green range".
I have no trouble with the concept of expanding gases releasing their
thermal energy.  What I find counter intuitive is that a lower volume of

While I play a variety of musical instruments, creatively write,, etc..
Unfortunately the muse that is responsible for being able to draw never
visited me.  My drawings are (IMHO) atrociously poor (drawing a 'stick-man'
is complex art for me LOL).

I'm a little unclear.
Can you tell me who can instruct for a Sport license?
Thanks,
Gary

At last! After a long wait due to the New england weather and having to
work for a living. I at last went on my Long CC trip.
The planned route was depart LWM  head to SFZ then out to EEN and
return to LWM.

Just a small glimpse of the future for you folks who are working on
your PP...
Today I took my wife for her fisrt small ariplane ride and my 6 year
old daughter for her first airplane ride of any sort. I was a little

I'm having trouble landing.
Last Wednesday we flow to a non-controlled airport to practice landings. Flying
to and from took up 20 minutes of my hour.  I made 8 stop and go's at the class
E airport in 40 minutes, where I can only make 5 or 6 at my home airport (class

Ok, the ferry business starting to pick up and Uncle Sam just gave a local
flight school a gift of $5k in my name to be used toward my CFI now how do I
find the time ??????. These Coast to Coast flights are fun and I am packing
on the hours. I Just finished up a trip ferrying a ...

I've been hunting all over the FAA web site and can't find the
document which explains the required text of the logbook endorsement
for an Instrument Proficiency Check.
I thought the text for endorsements like this was provided in an AC,